The Beacons capped off a three-game weekend homestand with a labored 13-12 comeback win April 11, sweeping their double-header with conference foe Vermont State.
Trailing 12-7 in the 7th inning, sophomore catcher Cole Bissaillon came through with a massive double to left field, driving in two and cutting the lead to three. He would deliver again in the bottom of the eighth with another double to right field, this time to tie the game at twelve. Freshman Dylan Agvent would proceed Bissaillon’s heroics with a clutch single to right, driving in Bissaillon and making it six unanswered runs for the Beacons as they improved to 15-11 on the season and 6-2 in conference play.
UMass Boston’s offense throughout their entire 2026 campaign has been nothing but spectacular, averaging close to a staggering ten runs per game — two more than they averaged last season, which was enough to finish second in the LEC in total runs.
This offensive adherence wasn’t supposed to happen after the Beacons lost three of their best hitters over the off-season — especially catcher Mike Meagher, who batted an astonishing .367 over 39 appearances, leading the team in on-base percentage. The slack has been picked up as a collective, and the Beacons currently have five players hitting above .350 from the plate.
Infielder Elliot Miles has been the propelling force for this top ranked offense. Miles, who burst on the scene as a sophomore last year by leading the team in home runs and RBI’s, has elevated his game to one of the highest in the LEC, currently leading the conference in hits and RBI’s. Such eye-popping statistics have set Miles on the track for a Little East Conference MVP, which would be the first for UMass Boston since program legend Chris Fowler in 2018.
Miles’ pinnacle moment so far this season came in a game against defending conference champion Keene State where the junior mashed three home runs and a double — an absolute spectacle and the first to do so for the Beacons since Pat Donavon in 2005. The historic performance, paired with a week in which he went 8-19 from the plate, garnered him LEC Player of the Week.
Where the Beacons continue to lack, however, is on the mound. From April 7-11, the team averaged 13 runs per game, but only two wins to show for it out of four games. Of the Beacons, there are four primary starters: Fisher, Pagano, Wunsch and Novak. The staff as a whole has combined for a 7.06 ERA, almost two runs more than last year’s squad that finished fourth in conference-wide ERA.
Fisher is the only one of the group who has maintained an ERA below 5.00. He started the season with a stretch of consistent but short outings, but he’s broken out since the start of April, giving up a single hit through eight innings against Babson April 4. Fisher followed that up with a gem April 11, this time going 7.1 innings, striking out seven and grabbing his fourth win of the season. The junior currently sits sixth in the LEC in ERA with a 2.92, and his season-long development from rotation stabilizer to the ace has been beyond pivotal for a pitching staff struggling to find their footing.
Despite the inconsistencies on the mound, the team continues to churn out hard-fought victories led by offensive juggernauts at almost every position. After losing three of their four games on the road, UMass Boston is now an even 5-5 in the LEC, which is fifth place in the conference.